Strategies to Increase Productivity, Improve Performance, and Decrease Stress Levels in Surgical Training

A survey and panel discussion of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric urological productivity, guideline adherence and provider stress

“…In this study, only 12% respondents demonstrated (below) average levels of stress, with 69% demonstrating high stress levels. Aside from the physiological effects of high stress, these findings can also be associated with poor productivity and burnout [24,25]. This validated scale is a perception of general stress levels and is appropriate for measuring over a period of time, unlike situational stress scales which relate to specific issues.…”